All Universities articles – Page 21
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NewsUS–Cuba diplomatic deterioration damaging scientific collaboration
Restrictions on travel and diplomatic tensions are harming free exchange of ideas
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NewsBudget begins to reveal how UK will hit research funding target
Autumn Statement earmarks extra £2.3 billion in 2021 to help reach goal of 2.4% of GDP spent on R&D
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NewsSouthampton plans job losses within chemistry department
The university says 50–75 posts across six academic areas, including chemistry, are to go in voluntary severance programme
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NewsRepublican tax bill backed by industry but not science
Chemical industry says tax overhaul will be fairer, but science groups warn that it will harm research
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NewsUS universities told to sort out postdoc job titles chaos
A range of job titles leave postdocs with varying salaries, benefits and training plans
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NewsMen ask more questions than women at science conferences
Study at international science congress reveals male attendees ask 1.8 questions for every one asked by a woman
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NewsEPSRC chief executive will stay on for another six months
Philip Nelson will remain head of UK physical sciences agency as research councils merge to form UKRI
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NewsUproar over EPA’s plan to ban its grantees from science committees
EPA chief says members of its scientific advisory panels get ‘millions of dollars’ in grants from the agency, which poses conflicts of interest
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NewsUniversities to be assessed on business collaborations
Ref and Tef are set to be joined by Kef – the Knowledge Exchange Framework – in a new ranking to assess commercialisation of research
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NewsChemists don't think their field is innovative enough
Nearly 80% of chemists polled by Reaxys think people are drawn towards more ‘newsworthy’ research
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NewsSuppression of academic freedom a ‘global crisis’
Universities around the world under attack as states and groups seek to silence free thought
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NewsRoot and branch reform urged for Polish universities and research
EU report paints picture of out-of-date system
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NewsCentral European University set to be saved as deadline passes
Hungarian university hopes international agreement will allow it to continue teaching
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OpinionIndependent banking
Research shouldn’t be held ransom by the Spanish government in the fight over Catalonia
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NewsCatalan independence vote fallout sees research centres’ bank accounts frozen
Spanish government seized control of regional public finances prior to the referendum and may hold them indefinitely
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NewsNorth Korean site identified as suspected rocket fuel facility
DPRK scientific publications reveal 1,1-dimethylhydrazine production
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NewsHome Office blunder sees materials scientist told to 'leave the UK'
Electron microscopist’s case highlights the uncertain future facing European scientists in the UK
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NewsUS university diversity scheme to learn from UK experience
Initiative to be launched next month will support women in science and be broadened to race and beyond
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NewsScience fails to make an impact in forthcoming German elections
Researchers find election commitments to science wanting as Angela Merkel appears on course to secure a fourth term on Sunday
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NewsSwansea’s re-opened chemistry department welcomes first undergraduates
Department opens its doors again after a 13-year break